IARD 4050

Invention and Technology Commercialization: IP Management for Scientists, Engineers, & Entrepreneurs

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Covers statutory protection (copyright, trademarks, patents, plant variety protection), contracts (from material transfer to licensing), management of IP (e.g., freedom-to-operate, valuation, genetic resources, trade, and marketing), and negotiation. Emphasizes technology transfer and international aspects. The course is particularly relevant to students interested in science management, technology transfer, international agriculture, and business.

Permission Note Enrollment is limited to: seniors or graduate students.

Outcomes

• Gain knowledge to factor intellectual assets and its impact through technology transfer, value intellectual assets and understand the process of their transfer and gain exposure to the global trends in technology transfer including the negotiation and transaction execution process.

When Offered Fall (nine weeks).

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